Pokémon Bank Goes Live in Europe and Australia

Unbelievable! Downloading...

Get in! Delighted about this!!!

Hoo bloody ray.

Finally! Just in time of my B-day. Maybe I should start playing X and Y again, my poké-mood lost its momentum after Christmas.

AAAAARRRRRRGGGGG! I'M AT WORK!

It's the moment when the famous image macro of AZ y Pokemon Bank can be used, jiji

Well, waiting for North America release.

Man if I didn't have a assessed chemistry practical I would be on my way home right now but this is still awesome.

now for the NA version. I hope it'll be released in a few hours.

Woot! So when do I receive my Pokécheque book?

NA version please!

got it WOO! finally rewarded for being in Australia xD

I'm downloading it right now before they take it down again.

Hoping it gets released soon in NA.

I feel like Japan still has a grudge towards America >.>

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!

And it only took them little over a month to dedicate a couple more servers...

Okay, I've downloaded, but no free Celebii.

Okay, Celebii is the second present sent after PokeMiles/BattlePoints.

Huh, out of nowhere. But is it really identical to the japanese version? If I remember correctly, the JP version doesn't require NNID's for login.
But the one thing I really wanna know is what delayed it until now? If above assumption is right, it was the implementation of NNID's. If not, I'm certainly curious about the reason(s).

... I just hope people will finally shut up when the NA release is through. More immaturity only gathered around Call of Duty MiiVerse and Console bashing...

So judging by NOA's track record, I can expect this to hit US shores... never!

I do have to admit that they released it earlier than I expected them to release it , but still... Finally!

Wow, free celebi!

@dAviD7 Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy!! Yeah boiiiiiiii! Go us!

Oh YEEAAH!!! Don't worry dear american Pokéfans. You'll also got the Pokémon Bank.

@King_Johobo Oi oi oi! finally #straya gets something before they do XD

I insist coming up with a "cloud" storage system for pokemon where pokemon are tied to your hardware is a stupid idea that shows everything that is wrong with Nitnendo

Just waiting till 'MURRICA gets it.

Good sign, hopefully it'll hit NA within the next week.

I'm guessing the North American release will be in conjunction with a Direct

i have to agree you would think they release it for all 3 countries that are missing but nope US has to wait let i can transfer my other shinies plus the 2 boxes i just got these past few days >

@CrazyOtto Or you they could just release it and save themselves the time and hassle of having a ND just a thought.

@ferthepoet You don't have to use it. Chill out.

Not in US? NINTENDO HATES YANKEES!

@Jazzer94 I mean the big February Direct

@CrazyOtto That may or may not exist go look up january direct in the forums it will open your eyes to why speculation with no solid proof leads to disappointment.

If this and SMB3 both get realeased in NA......what will entertain me?

ALMOST HERE!!! =)

I wonder just how long how long me and the rest of the U.S and Canada has to wait for Pokemon Bank to come to us.

Ich will wissen wie lange Nintendo erwartet alle von uns zu warten auf Pokémon Bank.

As a wise man once said "Die Hölle muss warten" meaning "The hell must wait" and it would seem it apples to even Nintendo.
For starters I am amazed people who are upset at Nintendo world wide about pokemon bank has not taken it up to their door steps. For starters if People were really mad at them they could of just went to the Nintendo in their Region and had a riot protesting them world wide but did that happen no so what is there to worry about it be here soon.

Those of us in NA may not be getting it quite yet, but it looks like we won't have to wait too much longer. I've been eager to start my second playthrough of Pokémon X, but I've been waiting for Pokémon Bank so I don't lose the 400+ Pokémon I've collected; better late than never.

@Kaze_Memaryu Every time I use it on my Japanese 3DS it asks for my NNID :S

come on come on! O_O lets hear an announcement about America!

For once i'm happy that i live in Europe (All those games i had to import from the US back in the GBA and DS-days...), i'm sure NA will get pokébank soon, which by my reckoning should be next Tuesday at the latest, Nintendo understandably wants to spread out the "Imma transfer ma pokémon!"-surges to prevent mass server faceplants.

I imagine that the NA version will come out Th. with the rest of the new E-shop updates for the week.

Yay! This is good news for everywhere else, too; now it's very, very likely we'll have it soon, too! I'm so excited, I can't wait! It's almost time for me to start playing Pokémon again!

This is the Wii version of Pikmin 2 all over again! America gets it last!

Hopefully it hits NA soon. Once it's out I plan on breeding some starters and sending them out over wonder trade.

Yay, a ray of hope for the day in NA. I haven't played my Pokemon X in a long while because I run of boxes; the bright side of that is, it give me more time to play my other games.

@emiingham Okay, that's my mistake, then. Thanks for clarifying!

US is never gonna get the Pokemon Bank... I hate NoA sometimes. Seriously, why do they hate us so much?

Uh .. Is anybody else having problems transferring ledgendarys over ?

all of my event ledgendarys are legitimate for example

i bought black 1 on launch and registered my victini. According to GameFreak its hacked ... A few others too my mew and shaymin are a with them. but my darkrai arceus and genecect got through

Absolutely delighted that it is finally up but my goodness the process for transporting Pokémon is so tedious haha! It was all worthwhile when I saw Reshiram use Fusion Flare though. Glad that the wait is over!

Take THAT, Americans! Oh wait...I'm an American.

I guess the NA release will have to be waited till Thursday, oh well better than nothing right!

I'll be upset at Nintendo of America if it doesn't come,just like SMB3...

I figured they'd be staggering the release dates to avoid server issues, now I just hope they don't make NA wait too long.

Being in NA Im not affected but this is still very good news. Hurray for patients!

Now that I think about it, it make sense that they will release it in EU before NA. Europe sold less copies then N.America so the stress to the servers will be less by comparison. Also a good way to test it out.

For those getting the app already, I have a question:

Let's say you put up all of your Kalos Pokémon up in the Bank, then you erase your save file and start it all over again. Then you download some of your Kalos Pokémon from your past save file into the new one. How does the game treat those Pokémon? Are they marked as gotten from trading, so they get more experience points? Or are they treated as your own?

Thanks. I would try it myself right now, but I don't have an European 3DS.

@Olmectron: I'd imagine they'd be treated as traded because your ID in the game will change

Well... Poke me because I must be dreaming.

..........Can we all agree on the fact that Nintendo of America sucks? Why the Hell isn't it out here in America yet??? Ughhhh WTF >_<

B-but...Australia is supposed to get everything last! You can't throw off the balance of the universe like this! There could be disastrous consequences! Flips table

@ColdingLight I like Nintendo of America and can wait for this app that will come soon

Yet another thing that everyone else in the world is going to get months before Americans...

NOA, just because most of us 'Mericans are lazy doesn't mean you need to follow suit...

@ColdingLight The entire reason Bank was delayed was because the servers couldn't handle the amount of people who wanted to download it (most of them probably only so they could transfer Pokemon). So it's probably to stagger the traffic.

Finally!

696 Mega Bytes for 5 euros that a raw deal in comparison Amazon charge $0.03 per gigabyte 5-10 euro per month you can have a virtual server with alot of bandwidth gigs of storage a domain and a mailserver.

No NA release...I am sad..

Also, does that free thing 1 month try out is still available?

bashes head against desk T.T

No NA? D:
[screams internally]

I got my free celebi so I won't be useing it again

Poke transfer won't take any Pokemon traded from games before Bokemon B/W. I spent all last weekend transferring my Pokemon from Pearl to White 2 (a complete living Dex) and I can't send them to Pokemon Bank.

@Trikeboy I just played with my friend and she used a Groudon... So, it's possible.

This article is fake, Australia never gets anything!

But seriously, I'm happy for Australian and European trainers out there. Hopefully it won't take another month for it to come here in NA.

@Trikeboy Are you serious? You mean all of our 4th gen Pokemon are stuck on 5th gen? That would be ridiculous.

Hopefully it comes this Week in the US

Me when I saw this article and me now:

JUST RELEASE THE BANK IN NA ALREADY NOA -.-"

I don't even care anymore.

Thanks for the 2nd update, now I can stop reading all the comments looking for it.

Wild Pokémon Bank appeared.

OH YOU, NINTY! c:

@NoUsernameHere That's right! PLZ RELEASE THE PKMON BANK IN NA ON THE ESHOP NOA AND LUCKY EU AND AUS! >_>

I bet we dont see PokeBank In North America for at least another week

I don't know why NOA is holding off on this. eShop servers are FINE. They could've released it one week after the "eShop Christmas Crash of 2013" and servers would've been fine. Augh, I'll be mad if it doesn't come this Thursday.

@Interneto A wild Pokemon bank(tm) appeared!*

I want my shiny charizard, get it together NoA!

When is soon NOA!?!?!?!?!??!???!?!?!?!?!??! thought for sure it would be up by now in the Western Hemisphere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@MrMario02 I hate the Yankees too. Go Fish!

@Charizord Well . . . nuclear bombs and what not haha

NoA says we'll get it soon?

Looks like us Americans will be waiting another month.

Another case of where NoA, the region that originally shaped Nintendo's international sales back in the NES days, is neglected again with priority to everywhere else in the world...

Just give me my SMB3 and I'll stop crying like a little babby.

Cmon Nintendo... We all know North America wants this just as much as Japan...if not more...

Awesome! I'm glad that you guys finally got it.

Now all that's left is for us North Americans to get it.

@Uberchu *Pokémon

Anyway, I'm too busy thanks to Nintendo of Europe to get your post. Celebi!!

Europe (And Australia) your one of the lucky ones.Tresure your Pokemon gift

@SanderEvers
Look at how long it's been since the Christmas Crash happened... OVER A MONTH! Now NOA is REALLY screwed!

@Charizord The Pearl Harbor bombing possibly. Or WWII.

@Trikeboy Are you serious?!

@Unca_Lz
Don't get so optimistic about NOA... they win if we say/ do nothing.

Just saw on Twitter...

Nintendo of America ‏@NintendoAmerica 17m
.@Pokemon Bank has continued to roll out in certain locations. Stay tuned to our social channels for availability in your region.

It may happen tonight for us in the US!!!

@canadianryan82 And we lose if we keep posting angry comments here

To all the people asking if I'm serious, yes I am and I'm not happy. I can't even get my Jirachi that I got way back from Pokemon Channel, a perfectly legal Legendary off of my White 2 game. If anyone can prove me wrong or tell me what I'm doing wrong, please contact me ASAP.

WHY NOT AMERICA WE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT COUNTRY I'M TIRED OF WAITING AHGGGGGGGGGGGGG.

Meanwhile in America...

Sigh...

This has been another exciting comment about how Pokebank has not been released here yet.
In all seriousness though this is good. This means the world wide release is coming soon. I am guessing it will come on Thursday or Friday in time for the new games on the eshop.

I will assume that the bank will launch in NA on Thursday... No biggie, that's the normal update day for us anyways

Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Trikeboy
Whoa, now thats a massive failure on their part if true. Whats the point if you can't transfer anything from before gen V?

I wonder if its intentional or not. Maybe the way previous gen Pokemon are marked causes them to raise a red flag or something.

@Trikeboy Contact Nintendo. That shouldn't happen.

@JubilifeRival lol please

Has anyone had the server lock them out? Pokemon Bank timed-out when it was logging in now it keeps telling me I'm locked out and should try again "later"... How much later Nintendo? I've already waited over a month!

"North American Trainers will be able to introduce their Pokemon to the Kalos region soon!"

Hmmm according to some people, Pokebank was cancelled.

Delay =/= cancelled. Anyway, it's good to hear. Can't wait till we Americans get it, which will probably be within the next few days.

This got buried very quickly with other news articles! That's a shame, because this is actually quite important.

I take back my complaints, I re-downloaded Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter and it works now. It must have been a glitchy download. Phew, I'm happy now.

I was waiting for this so I can transfer my X pokémon and put in BW pokémon so I can start a new game with those